Tim Scott Failed To Mention Border Crisis or Immigration In Response to Biden Speech

South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott delivered the GOP response to President Biden’s April 28 handle to a joint session of Congress. Sen. Scott’s speech was eloquent, conciliatory, unifying, and upbeat. Most significantly of all, it was a protection of America as a land of alternative for all. Sadly, there was an elephant within the room: immigration typically, and the southwestern border disaster particularly.

Whereas President Biden talked about immigration in his handle, he did so primarily to supply generalized platitudes in favor of mass migration. And he as soon as once more promoted amnesty and citizenship for unlawful aliens whereas refusing to take any duty for his self-inflicted border disaster, which he solely talked about in passing.

Admittedly, Sen. Scott couldn’t have presumably addressed each single aspect of President Biden’s lengthy speech. However glossing over immigration typically – and the border disaster particularly – in silence is a mistake. That’s as a result of immigration and border (in)safety are quickly turning into Joe Biden’s Achilles’ heel, and subsequently a scathing indictment of the brand new president’s “management.”

Furthermore, immigration is a key situation – not merely simply
considered one of many points – as a result of our borders and immigration legal guidelines each outline and
shield sovereignty as a nation. Their violation – together with the chief
government’s actions including gas to the fireplace – are a slap within the face of the
American folks and a critical dereliction of responsibility. On a sensible degree,
immigration (each authorized and unlawful) overlaps with or impacts many different
essential points, together with college overcrowding, out-of-control authorities
spending, taxation, public security and well being, nationwide safety, and others.

Failing to say immigration in a 12 months when the border is comparatively safe, or the federal government is not less than doing its job and making an attempt to stem mass unlawful migration, is one factor. However remaining silent when we face a border safety and humanitarian disaster on the Southwestern border that’s already dwarfing the 2019 disaster is sort of one other. In accordance with a Border Patrol official, we’re on observe to apprehend greater than 1 million unlawful aliens on the U.S.-Mexico frontier this fiscal 12 months, which might high the apprehensions for FY2019. In accordance with inside authorities estimates reported by CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez, the Border Patrol might even encounter 2 million unlawful migrants!  

The rebuttal speech was a chance to carry the eye of the American folks to the rising catastrophe on the Southwest border and emphasize its gravity and urgency. Sadly, Sen. Scott missed this chance.